TripAdvisor Reviews Hotel Mayer & Splendid Desenzano Del Garda

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... stop was the amphitheater a truly spectacular sight where they still perform opera and ballet. They really built things to last here!!! Final stop in Verona was the Giardino Giusti gardens which were created at the end of the 15th century and from the top offer a beautiful panorama of Verona. All in all I think Verona has been the place I have enjoyed the most in Italy. Off to Switzerland ...

This is the last leg of our Italian adventure. Left Venice this morning by water taxi from our hotel to the train station. After a short train journey arrived in Verona. Our hotel is a beautifully converted palazzo very grand!!! Of course we had to explore the shops first although shock and horror there is no Prada!! Very strange when there has been several in every other city we have stayed. So we crossed the oldest roman bridge in Verona Ponte pietra ...

Friday 9th Jan - our last full day in Italy. We didn't want to hang around in Milan for the day so we caught the train to Verona, and so glad we did. Verona is a main tourist city that sits on the Adige river. It's popular because of the artistic heritage, roman ruins, fairs and operas. A couple of the major attractions are the Arena and The house of Juliet with that famous balcony featured in Shakespeare's ...

... to the historic arena, locked up the gear and started to stroll. We had a coffee in a pavement café in front of the arena, and wandered down the shopping streets until we came across the market square. More coffee, or maybe beer followed. Every street we turned down led to a hidden square, fabulous old architecture or something else of interest. This city proved to be the unexpected gem of the holiday and it was a pity we did not have more time. ...

Without such a rush today and the weather being a bit wet, we walked back to the ferry jetty to catch a boat to Desanzano to the west and on the southern shore. This was another larger town with a marina again. The weather just was not inviting today and put a dampener on our walk around the town. We enjoyed a coffee in a pedestrianised street but decided not to wait for a later ferry but to return to Sirmione on the ...